Watch Andrew introduce the Transitioning into a New Role course
Are you starting or about to start a new job?
Are you about to join a new employer?
Are you unsure about how to meet your new manager's expectations?
Do you want to identify the skills you will need to succeed in a new job?
This course is for you, if you answered "yes" to any of those questions.
In this course you can learn
- Common mistakes new joiners make and gaps in company onboarding processes
- Research on Failure in the first 3-18 months in a new role
- Procrastination
- Impostor thinking
- Overcoming Embarrassment About Redundancy
- Authenticity vs. Adaptability
- Balancing the “outsider” and “insider” perspectives
- Set Up to Fail Syndrome
- The Busyness Effect
- Confirmation bias
- Authority Bias
- Loss Aversion
- Narcissistic thinking
- Fundamental Attribution Error
- Day 0 to Day 90 Action Plan (6:21)
- What is your planning horizon? (6:46)
- C-Level priorities in the first 90 days
- Leader of leaders' priorities in the first 90 days
- Middle Management priorities in the first 90 days
- New Manager priorities in the first 90 days
- Individual Contributor priorities in the first 90 days
- Some thoughts for Early Career Professionals
- Remote Worker priorities in the first 90 days
- Succeeding a Successful Predecessor
- Succeeding a Failed Predecessor
- Becoming a Country Head
- Working in Parallel with Your Predecessor
- Transitioning to a new role with the same employer
- When the former incumbent becomes your line manager
- Succeeding your Line Manager
- Replacing your former Boss
- Double-hatting Old and New Roles
- Building a New Team
- When Working with Your Former Employer’s Staff
- Moving to a distinctly different function in the same employer
- When you Suspect you have been Hired as a 'Takeout'
- First meeting with your manager
- First meeting with your manager's manager
- Building a solid alliance with your new Manager
- Managers can inadvertently set up new staff for failure or conflict with their Peers
- When Your New Manager Doesn’t Set Clear Objectives
- When Your Reporting Line is Ambiguous
- When your manager Avoids Specific Commitments
- Handling a Micromanaging Boss
- Handling Differential Treatment
- Defining Stakeholder & Relationship
- First Meeting with a Stakeholder
- Getting to know your Stakeholders: Supports, Opponents & Persuadables
- Stakeholder Mapping
- Trusting & Trustworthiness
- Evaluating levels of Trust (9:37)
- Maintaining effective stakeholder relationships
- Managing Specific Relationship Threats to Delivery
- Introduction
- Role History & Role Biography
- Group Dynamics and Anxiety Management
- Projection and Transference
- Organizational Defenses
- Holding & Containing Space
- Power and Authority
- Role and identity
- Organizational Fantasies and Myths
- Ambition and Aggression
- Navigating Group Dynamics
- Balancing Personal and Organizational Needs
- The Psychological Contract
Introduction to Andrew Jones, Executive Coach
Andrew Jones has been coaching leaders and professionals from MBA to C-level in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa for 12 years. He has lived and worked in Asia for over 30 years – based in Singapore since 1998. You can read more about his experience, credentials and client recommendations on his LinkedIn page
Andrew is a very experienced career transition coach having supported many professionals to be successful in new roles and employers.
Andrew subscribes to the Ashridge Business School Code of Conduct for Coaches. He will follow this Code in all terms including Responsibility, Competence, Confidentiality, Management of Work, and Public Statements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a waiting period between subscribing and getting started?
No. Once you have subscribed you get started immediately.
When does the course start and finish?
The the complete Transitioning to a New Role course is an open program without a start and finish. You can subscribe at any time and pace yourself towards your own objective.
How long do I have access to the content?
You will have access to all the course modules, current and prior recordings & materials until your subscription ends.
How much time should I plan to spend on this course?
Your time commitment depends on your own transition objectives and by when you want to achieve them. We will encourage you to make a realistic, measurable plan and track your progress against it.
How do I buy the course for a friend, a colleague or my team?
On the check-out screen you will find an option to 'give as a gift'. Use this option and enter the email address of the person you are gifting to.
What happens if I cannot find the answer I am looking for?
Please contact us by email and tell us your question. We will send you an answer and build it into the course curriculum.
Can I book a private run of this course?
Yes, we offer bulk purchase discounts for companies groups and Business Schools. Please contact us by email and we will set up a time to understand your objectives.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, tell us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund.
I still have questions. How do I contact you?
No problem. Ask Andrew anything by email